Mortality rate, infant, male in Kiribati
Kiribati: Mortality rate, infant, male was 42.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
42.9 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
28th
of 197 countries
All-time high
154.5 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
42.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male in Kiribati, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 42.9 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in Kiribati peaked at 154.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 42.9 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Kiribati ranks 28th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, male in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 154.5 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 151.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 147.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 143 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 138.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 133.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 129.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 124.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 120.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 116.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 112.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 109 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 106.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 103.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 102.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 101 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 100.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 99.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 98.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 97.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 96.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 95.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 94.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 92.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 90.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 88.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 86.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 83.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 81.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 78.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 75.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 72.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 69.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 67.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 64.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 62.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 61.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 59.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 57.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 55.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 54.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 52.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 51.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 50.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 49.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 49.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 48.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 48.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 47.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 47.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 46.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 46.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 46.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 46.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 46.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 46.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 47.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 47.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 47.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 47.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 46.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 45.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 45 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 43.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 42.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 135.88 per 1,000 live births | 116.2 per 1,000 live births | 154.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 103.05 per 1,000 live births | 97.8 per 1,000 live births | 112.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.8 per 1,000 live births | 78.1 per 1,000 live births | 96.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.54 per 1,000 live births | 55.8 per 1,000 live births | 75.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.87 per 1,000 live births | 47.2 per 1,000 live births | 54.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.9 per 1,000 live births | 46.3 per 1,000 live births | 47.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.86 per 1,000 live births | 42.9 per 1,000 live births | 46.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in Kiribati?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in Kiribati was 42.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 154.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Kiribati ranks 28th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.